Spain has ordered the culling of nearly 100,000 mink on a farm and an estimated one million mink have already been culled on Dutch fur farms, as coronavirus wreaks havoc in the European fur farming industry. Joaquin Olona, agriculture minister for the north-eastern Aragon region, said the cull would involve the slaughter of 92,700 mink […]
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Petition: Great News! Dutch Parliament Votes to Close Mink Farms
Dutch Parliament voted on June 23 to shut down 128 fur farms in response to the coronavirus outbreaks, according to the Humane Society International (HSI). 17 fur farms experienced coronavirus outbreaks, including two workers that contracted the virus from mink. HSI praised the closures, saying it’s a necessary move for a cruel industry. Mink farming […]
Petition: Ask Etsy to Stop Allowing the Sale of Fur
Fur is such a cruel product that even the fashion industry which long deemed it “stylish” has been turning away from it. Fashion brands from Chanel to Coach, Georgio Armani, Gucci, Michael Kors, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein have all stopped using fur. Even the Queen of England has gone fur free and […]
Petition: Ban Fur Farms in the U.S.
There have been investigations exposing fur farms in Finland, France, and other countries, but there are also still fur farms in the United States. Despite the progressive efforts of states like California to ban fur trapping, the nation still allows fur farms. According to Four Paws, “The U.S. is the fifth largest mink farming country […]
Petition: Mink on Fur Farms Tested Positive For Coronavirus
According to an email from Humane Society International United Kingdom (HSI), mink on two fur farms tested positive for coronavirus. The mink, located in the Netherlands, were tested after they were noted to have difficulty breathing, per HSI. Fur farms are notoriously dangerous and inhumane operations. Each fur farm where the mink was found had […]
Petition: Ban the Snaring of Foxes in the UK for Fur
About a month ago, an investigation by Hunt Investigation Team (HIT) found that a man named David Sneade, snares and bludgeons foxes in a UK National Park. He then sells their fur to Sweden. Because he does this all in a national park, witnesses have even seen his horrific and brutal treatment of the animals. […]
Petition – Fur farming – Finland’s shame
Fur farming is the shame of Finland. Finland is the second largest producer of fox pelts, after China. Every year 3.5 million foxes, raccoon dogs and minks are killed in Finnish fur farms. Foxes and raccoon dogs are killed by anal electrocution and minks are killed by gassing. The animals live in tiny wire cages. […]
Animals electrocuted, strangled and skinned alive: The true face of China’s fur farms
In new footage that is sure to disturb those with even the strongest disposition, animals – including dogs, cats and rabbits – are seen mercilessly tortured to death. Undercover investigators found that many animals were still alive and struggling desperately when workers flipped them onto their backs or hang them up by their legs or […]